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The Learning Diaries | Creative learning within the criminal justice system

August 15, 2019
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Lucie Fitton

Reflections on practice and evaluation from poet and writer Louisa Adjoa Parker.
The Learning Diaries | Creative learning within the criminal justice system

The Learning Diaries | Community consultation – an important foundation in developing your vision

August 15, 2019
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Lucie Fitton

In practice reflections about collective community memory and stakeholder balancing, from a community consultation for Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre.
The Learning Diaries | Community consultation – an important foundation in developing your vision

The Learning Diaries | Top Tips for observational evaluation with young people

August 14, 2019
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Anya Chappell

Anya reflects on her recent work evaluating CELL – a STEM learning and dance project with Key Stage 2 pupils.
The Learning Diaries | Top Tips for observational evaluation with young people

International Agent | Evaluation, The International Dimension

July 30, 2019
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Jonathan Goodacre

Whilst it is crucial to be able to report successes and failures back to funders, the value of evaluation goes far beyond demonstrating money well spent.
International Agent | Evaluation, The International Dimension

International Agent | Flexit - Working on EU Projects

July 30, 2019
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Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses some of the core arts funding streams to emerge from Europe and their role in driving forward recent innovations in our field.
International Agent | Flexit - Working on EU Projects

The Learning Diaries | Research for Everyone: participatory research and evaluation

May 24, 2019
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Sophie Hobson

Research Assistant, Sophie Hobson, reflects on the particularities and similarities of creating participatory research experiences that are accessible for people with autism.
The Learning Diaries | Research for Everyone: participatory research and evaluation

The Learning Diaries | Engaging families and communities with outdoor arts

May 10, 2019
Maya Sharma, Consultant, Diversity and Inclusion, discusses new guidance from the Forestry England on how to engage families and communities with wild spaces through arts.
The Learning Diaries | Engaging families and communities with outdoor arts

The Learning Diaries | Highlights from the Family Arts Campaign 2019 conference

February 21, 2019
Our agents talk full-family approaches to engaging kids with disabilities and the value of intergenerational learning.
The Learning Diaries | Highlights from the Family Arts Campaign 2019 conference

The Learning Diaries | Nothing About Us, Without Us

February 19, 2019
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Kerry Massheder-Rigby

Our newest Junior Consultant, Kerry, talks toolkits and tips for best engagement practice with Deaf and disabled audiences.
The Learning Diaries | Nothing About Us, Without Us

The Learning Diaries | Top Tips for Commissioning Research and Evaluation

February 18, 2019
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Dan Cowley

A tick list of top tips for making sure you’re getting the most for your money when putting together a brief.
The Learning Diaries | Top Tips for Commissioning Research and Evaluation

International work | Visual arts audiences in Palestine

December 18, 2018
Who is the audience of the visual arts scene in Palestine? What do we know about it and how do we develop our relationship with it?
International work | Visual arts audiences in Palestine

The Learning Diaries | From Participant to Partner

December 11, 2018
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Ashleigh Hibbins

How organisations are rethinking their assumptions about disability.
The Learning Diaries | From Participant to Partner

The Learning Diaries | Connecting young people to their rural communities

December 10, 2018
A spotlight on Great Place Lakes and Dales.
The Learning Diaries | Connecting young people to their rural communities

The Learning Diaries | Welcoming new perspectives into your workforce

December 7, 2018
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Lucie Fitton

A practical positive action recruitment resource from the British Museum.
The Learning Diaries | Welcoming new perspectives into your workforce

The Learning Diaries | What can we learn about arts engagement from Europe’s youngest city?

October 23, 2018
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Ashleigh Hibbins

Ashleigh reflects on Beatfreeks' 2018 Youth Trends Report and Summit and what she learnt from young people from Birmingham
The Learning Diaries | What can we learn about arts engagement from Europe’s youngest city?

The Learning Diaries | Evaluation with blind and visually impaired audiences

October 16, 2018
Maya Sharma shares her experience of evaluating an engagement project with blind and visually impaired audiences
The Learning Diaries | Evaluation with blind and visually impaired audiences

The Audience Agency | Working Together: SSOs in Action

August 30, 2018
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Anne Torreggiani

The Audience Agency CEO, Anne Torreggiani, lays out her plans for bigger better sector support and invites collaboration with fellow Sector Support Organisations.
The Audience Agency | Working Together: SSOs in Action

Learning Diaries | Finding Family Audiences

August 30, 2018
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Myfanwy-May Lambert

The Audience Agency and Family Arts Campaign are joining forces to help understand, embrace and engage family audiences.
Learning Diaries | Finding Family Audiences

The Audience Agency | Curated Collaboration

August 15, 2018
Culture 24, Collections Trust and The Audience Agency are working together to support the museums sector with a united front.
The Audience Agency | Curated Collaboration

The Learning Diaries | 5 fantastic ways you can get young people to love evaluation.

July 31, 2018
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Ashleigh Hibbins

Inspired by her recent work with the Wellcome Collection's youth teams, Ashleigh Hibbins walks us through her tried and tested tips to engaging young people with evaluation.
The Learning Diaries | 5 fantastic ways you can get young people to love evaluation.

International Agent | Outdoor Arts - above and beyond audience development

July 30, 2018
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Jonathan Goodacre

“Experiencing culture that is live and unique to a specific public space reminds us of the value of enjoying something together.”
International Agent | Outdoor Arts - above and beyond audience development

The Learning Diaries | Centring Disabled Arts and Audiences

June 1, 2018
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Ashleigh Hibbins

Ashleigh Hibbins and Maya Sharma share their recent learning around disabled access, audiences, artists and art.
The Learning Diaries | Centring Disabled Arts and Audiences

The Learning Diaries | Audiences: Diversity and Representation

May 29, 2018
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Lucie Fitton

Lucie Fitton and Gabrielle Young discuss great ideas that were generated at the recent Young people in the Arts event
The Learning Diaries | Audiences: Diversity and Representation

The Learning Diaries | Engaging school pupils with an Autism Spectrum Disorder - Teacher Q&A

April 20, 2018
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Lucie Fitton

An interview by Lucie Fitton, Head of Learning and Participation, with Lilian Cooper.
The Learning Diaries | Engaging school pupils with an Autism Spectrum Disorder - Teacher Q&A

The Learning Diaries| SHIFT Digital

April 17, 2018
Maya discusses the recent evaluation of Cheshire East Council's SHIFT programme, where creative and digital activities were used to bring about inter-generational learning.
The Learning Diaries| SHIFT Digital

The Learning Diaries | How far can we frame the participatory work in museums as research?

February 2, 2018
Maya reflects on a recent workshop hosted by the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage at Leeds University
The Learning Diaries | How far can we frame the participatory work in museums as research?

The Learning Diaries | The wider appeal of culturally specific programming?

January 28, 2018
Katie Windsor discusses recent audience research work that she has undertaken with The Mosaic Rooms
The Learning Diaries | The wider appeal of culturally specific programming?

2018 arts and culture predictions

December 20, 2017
Our agents predict what may be in store for our sector in 2018...
2018 arts and culture predictions

Learning Diaries | Rethinking Diversity

December 14, 2017
Our top takeaways from the ENGAGE 2017 conference…
Learning Diaries | Rethinking Diversity

Learning Diaries | Community Engagement - it's all Greek to me

October 18, 2017
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Lucie Fitton

Lucie Fitton writes about her experience as Course Leader for the British Council’s Cultural Skills International Museums Academy in Greece.
Learning Diaries | Community Engagement - it's all Greek to me

The Learning Diaries | Spread the Word

October 18, 2017
Engaging young people with libraries and spoken word...
The Learning Diaries | Spread the Word

The Learning Diaries | A look back at 2016

December 13, 2016
Katie Windsor takes a look back at 2016 through pictures...
The Learning Diaries | A look back at 2016

The Learning Diaries | International Cultural Learning

December 12, 2016
Top Tips for delivering international cultural learning projects...
The Learning Diaries | International Cultural Learning

Top Tips | Audience Finder

November 25, 2016
Three parts of Audience Finder you may not have explored...
Top Tips | Audience Finder

Top Tips | Survey Data Collection

October 27, 2016
Read our advice on how to make your survey collection easier
Top Tips | Survey Data Collection

The Learning Diaries | From Participant to Attender

October 19, 2016
Supporting participants to become independent attenders...
The Learning Diaries | From Participant to Attender

The Learning Diaries | Engaging Visually Impaired Audiences

October 12, 2016
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Lucie Fitton

Tips for effective ways to engage visually impaired audiences with theatre...
The Learning Diaries | Engaging Visually Impaired Audiences

The Learning Diaries | Increasing audiences for disability arts

August 12, 2016
How to create and increase diverse audiences for disability arts...
The Learning Diaries | Increasing audiences for disability arts

The Learning Diaries | Getting Audience Feedback

August 9, 2016
Top tips for engaging participants and volunteers in getting audience feedback...
The Learning Diaries | Getting Audience Feedback

Top Tips | Audience Spectrum

July 28, 2016
How to use Audience Spectrum in Audience Finder in your everyday work.
Top Tips | Audience Spectrum
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